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Page 59
... literal meaning of the fentence , " And " they have power over waters to turn them into " blood : " but it has also a figurative fenfe , and which we fhall presently find as ftrictly fulfilled . The word " waters , " in many parts of ...
... literal meaning of the fentence , " And " they have power over waters to turn them into " blood : " but it has also a figurative fenfe , and which we fhall presently find as ftrictly fulfilled . The word " waters , " in many parts of ...
Page 60
... the metaphorical ex- preffions in this verfe into their literal meaning , we hall be able to folve the following important queftions , queftions , important indeed ! to the farther elucida- tion 60 PROPHETIC HISTORY OF CHAP . III .
... the metaphorical ex- preffions in this verfe into their literal meaning , we hall be able to folve the following important queftions , queftions , important indeed ! to the farther elucida- tion 60 PROPHETIC HISTORY OF CHAP . III .
Page 62
... literal fenfe of the text will appear natural , upon duly confidering the meaning of the words the bottomlefs pit , the place whence the beaft was " to afcend . " In the literal fenfe , they convey idea of an abyss , or a hole of ...
... literal fenfe of the text will appear natural , upon duly confidering the meaning of the words the bottomlefs pit , the place whence the beaft was " to afcend . " In the literal fenfe , they convey idea of an abyss , or a hole of ...
Page 108
... literal fenfe , and referring it to its proper event . In an explication of the prophecies , a right understand- ing of the figurative expreffions is the principal clue to the events intended to be marked out by them ; * Rev. xi , 11 ...
... literal fenfe , and referring it to its proper event . In an explication of the prophecies , a right understand- ing of the figurative expreffions is the principal clue to the events intended to be marked out by them ; * Rev. xi , 11 ...
Page 113
... literal meaning of the principal terms in this verfe . An " hour " being a fmall part of time when compared to a day , or week , or year , is intended to denote a fhort period , within which the events foretold are to be accomplished ...
... literal meaning of the principal terms in this verfe . An " hour " being a fmall part of time when compared to a day , or week , or year , is intended to denote a fhort period , within which the events foretold are to be accomplished ...
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againſt alfo angel Antichrift apoftafy apoftles atheiſm beaft beaſt becauſe blafphemy bleffed bottomlefs pit Chap chapter Chriftian church of Chrift church of Rome coming of Chrift courſe death defcribed defcription defign deftroyed deftruction divine dragon dreadful earth enemies eſtabliſhed exarchate of Ravenna exiftence faid fame fays fecond feems feen fenfe feven feventh fhall fhould figns fince firft firſt fome foretels foretold fpirit France ftate fubject fuch fuffer fupport Gofpel heaven hiftory himſelf holy idolatry itſelf Jacobin club kingdom kings laft Little Horn Lord mankind meaning meaſure moft Mohamedan moſt muft muſt myftery nations pafs pagan Papal perfecutions Pope prefent prophecy prophet purpoſe reafon refpecting refurrection reign reprefented republic revealed rife Satan ſhall ſtate Teftaments temple thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion truth ungodly unto verfe vial Weft whofe wicked witneffes word worshipped wrath wrath of God
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Page 276 - With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
Page 23 - For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water, whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished; but the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
Page 31 - AND I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud : and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire...
Page 222 - And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Page 40 - But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months...
Page 198 - And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads; And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Page 269 - For he hath put all things under his feet! "But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted which did put all things under him.
Page 41 - And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants, the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great, and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
Page 222 - For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.